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The Coward Of The County - Carl Wilson
Everyone considered him
The coward of the county

He'd never stood one single time
To prove the county wrong

His mama called him Tommy
But folks just called him yellow

Something always told me
They were reading Tommy wrong

He was only ten years old
When his daddy died in prison

I took care if Tommy

'Cause he was my brother's son

I still recall the final words
My brother said to Tommy

Son my life is over
But yours has just begun

Promise me son
Not to do the things I've done

Walk away from trouble if you can

Now it don't mean you're weak
If you turn the other cheek
And I hope you're old enough to understand

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

There's someone for everyone
And Tommy's love was Becky

In her arms he didn't have
To prove he was a man

One day while he was working

The Gatlin boys came calling

They took turns at Becky

N'there was three of them

Tommy opened up the door
And saw his Becky crying

The torn dress the shattered look
Was more than he could stand

He reached above the fireplace
Took down his daddy's picture

As his tears fell on his daddy's face
I heard these words again

Promise me son
Not to do the things I've done

Walk away from trouble if you can

Now it don't mean you're weak
If you turn the other cheek

And I hope you're old enough to understand

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him
When he walked into the bar room

One of them got up
And met him half way 'cross the floor

Tommy turned around they said
Hey look old yellow's leavin'

You could've heard a pin drop
When Tommy stopped and locked the door

Twenty years of crawling

Was bottled up inside him

He wasn't holding nothing back
He let 'em have it all

Tommy left the bar room
Not a Gatlin boy was standing

He said
This one's for Becky

As he watched the last one fall

I promised you dad
Not to do the things you've done
I walk away from trouble when I can

Now please don't think I'm weak
I didn't turn the other cheek

Papa I should hope you understand

Sometimes you gotta fight
When you're a man

Everyone considered him

The coward

Of the county